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Eye Health in Timor Leste Over 33,000 Timorese people (or 2.8% of the population) have a visual impairment, according to figures from the 2010 Timor-Leste National census. The most common eye problems in Timor-Leste are preventable or treatable. Common causes of...

Members of IRI’s International Advisory Council Sihem Bensedrine Human Rights Activist and Journalist from Tunisia Sihem Bensedrine has worked for more than two decades to expose human rights violations in Tunisia and defend freedom of expression. Under the...

Speeches

Key-note address: ” An Embattled Right: Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief” at the II International Conference On Religious Freedom or Belief 12 – 14 September 2016 Keynote speech By Jose Ramos-Horta Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a...

Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,I have been in Austria on a number of occasions and I departed each time with more fond memories. I thank you, Mr. Secretary-General, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, and Dr. Gernot Erler, Representative of the German...

A World at Risk: High Level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security Remarks by J. Ramos-Horta On the Implementation of the Report of the High Level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations: Uniting our Strengths for Peace: Politics, Partnership and People United...